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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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