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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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