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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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