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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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