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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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