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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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