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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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