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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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