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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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