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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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