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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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