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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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