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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify 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 massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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