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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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