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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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