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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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