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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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