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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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