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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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