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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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