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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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