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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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