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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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