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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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