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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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