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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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