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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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