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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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