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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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