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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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