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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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