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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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