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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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