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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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