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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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