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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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