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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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