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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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