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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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