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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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