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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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