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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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