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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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