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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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