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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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