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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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