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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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