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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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