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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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