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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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