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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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