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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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