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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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