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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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