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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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