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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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