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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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