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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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