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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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