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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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