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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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