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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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