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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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