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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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