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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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