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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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