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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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