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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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