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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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