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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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