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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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