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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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