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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important 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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