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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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