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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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