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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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