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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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