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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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