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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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