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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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