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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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