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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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