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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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