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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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