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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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