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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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