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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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