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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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