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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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