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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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