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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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