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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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