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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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