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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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