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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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