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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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