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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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