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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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