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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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