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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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