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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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