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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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