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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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