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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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