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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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