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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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