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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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