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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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