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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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