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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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