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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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