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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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