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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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