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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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