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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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