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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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