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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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