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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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