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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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