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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important 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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