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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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