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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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