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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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