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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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