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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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