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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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