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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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