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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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