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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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