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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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