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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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