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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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