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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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