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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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