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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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