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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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