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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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