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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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