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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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