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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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