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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education