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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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