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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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