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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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