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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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