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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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