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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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