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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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