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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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