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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 (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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