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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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