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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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