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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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