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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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