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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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