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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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