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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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