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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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