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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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