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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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