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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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