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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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