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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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