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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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