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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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