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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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