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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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