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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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