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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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