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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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