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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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