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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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