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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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