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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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