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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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