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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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