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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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