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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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