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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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