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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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