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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about 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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