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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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