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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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