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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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