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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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