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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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