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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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