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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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