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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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