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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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