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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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