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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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