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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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