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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses 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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