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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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