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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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