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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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