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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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