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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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