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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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