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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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