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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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