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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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