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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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