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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around 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. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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