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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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