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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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