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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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