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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines 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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