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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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