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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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