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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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