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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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