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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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