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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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