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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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