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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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