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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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