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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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