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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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