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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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