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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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