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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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