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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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