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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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