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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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