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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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