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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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