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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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