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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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