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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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