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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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