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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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