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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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