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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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