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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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