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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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