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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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