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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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