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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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