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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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