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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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