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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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