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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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