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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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