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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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