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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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