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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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