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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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