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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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