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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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