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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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