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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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