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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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