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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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