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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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