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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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