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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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