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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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