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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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