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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes 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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