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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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