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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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