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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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