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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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