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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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