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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not 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 elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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