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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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