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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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