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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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