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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers 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 we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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