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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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