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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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