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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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