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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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