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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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