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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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