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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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