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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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