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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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