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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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