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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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