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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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