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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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