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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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