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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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