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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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