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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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