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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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