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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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