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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important 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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