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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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