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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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