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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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