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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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