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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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