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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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