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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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