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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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