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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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