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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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