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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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