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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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