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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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