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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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