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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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