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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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