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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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