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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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