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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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