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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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