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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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