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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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