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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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