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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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