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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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