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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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