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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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