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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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