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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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