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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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