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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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