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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses 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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