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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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