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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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