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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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