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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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