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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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