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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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