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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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