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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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