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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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