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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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