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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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