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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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