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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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