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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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