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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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