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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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