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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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