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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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