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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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