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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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