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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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