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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important 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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