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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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