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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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