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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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