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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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