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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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