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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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