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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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