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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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