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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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