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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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