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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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