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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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