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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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