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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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