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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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