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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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