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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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