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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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