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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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