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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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