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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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