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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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