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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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