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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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