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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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