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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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