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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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