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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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