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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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