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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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