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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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