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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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