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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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