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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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