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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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