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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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