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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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