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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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