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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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