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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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