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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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