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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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