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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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