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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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