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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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