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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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