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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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