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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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