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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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