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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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