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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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