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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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