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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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