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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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