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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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