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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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