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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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