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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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