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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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