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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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