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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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