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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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