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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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