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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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