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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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