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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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