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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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