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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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