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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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