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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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