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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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