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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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