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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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