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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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