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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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