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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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