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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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