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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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