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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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