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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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