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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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