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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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