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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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