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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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