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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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