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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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