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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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