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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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