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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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