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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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