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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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