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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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