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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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