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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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