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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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