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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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