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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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