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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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