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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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