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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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