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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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