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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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