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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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