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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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