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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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