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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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