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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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