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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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