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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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