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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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