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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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