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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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