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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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