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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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