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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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