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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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