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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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