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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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