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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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