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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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