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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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