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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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