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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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