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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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