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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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