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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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