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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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