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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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