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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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