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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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