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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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