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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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