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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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