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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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