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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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