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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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