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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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