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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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