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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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