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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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