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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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