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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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