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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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