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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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