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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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