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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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