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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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