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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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