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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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