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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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