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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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