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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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