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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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