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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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