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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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