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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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