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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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