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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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