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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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