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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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