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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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