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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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