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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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