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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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