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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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