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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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