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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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